Validation of an Instrument for Evaluation of Subcuticular Suturing Using a Plastic Tissue Model

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-34

  Shippey, Stuart ^a   Handa, Victoria L ^a   Chen, Tiffany L ^b   Chou, Betty ^a   Bowen, Craig W ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment tool; Medical Knowledge; Patient Care; Practice Based Learning; subcuticular; suturing; validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 59649093561     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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